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ATLANTA – The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will hold a job fair for bus operators and journeyman bus technicians onThursday, June 23, from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. at MARTA headquarters, located across from the Lindbergh Center rail station on Piedmont Road in Atlanta. MARTA is offering a $3,000 sign on bonus and will train all Permit and Class C (regular) license holders for their Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). WHAT:           Bus Operator and Journeyman Bus Technician Job Fair Pay starting at $17.74/hr. for operators and $23.91/hr. for technicians MARTA will train all Permit and Class C (regular) license holders for…

ATLANTA-– Georgia’s State of Hope (SOH) opened its fifth round of applications on Monday, June 20, 2022, and is seeking “big ideas” that will help children and family service providers, community members, families, and businesses create and sustain nurturing environments for healthy families. Over the past five years, the SOH ecosystem has grown to include more than 250 designated sites throughout Georgia. These sites are actively engaged in impacting child well-being in their communities through efforts focused in one of the four “Opportunities of Hope” areas, specifically education, trauma awareness, quality caregiving, and economic self-sufficiency. Applications will be accepted June 20…

ATLANTA – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has ordered the owner of a Stone Mountain insurance agency to pay $50,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to a worker terminated after inquiring about pay. The court’s action follows an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division that found that M. Davis Insurance Agency Inc. – operating as Marc Davis State Farm – fired a worker after they requested information about compensation. Instead of answering the worker’s questions about their pay, Marc Davis State Farm retaliated by terminating the worker’s employment. In addition to back wages and…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA– Rockdale County Department of Finance recently received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report for the 2020 fiscal year, county officials said. The award acknowledges local governments who go beyond the minimum requirements of generally accepted accounting principles to prepare annual comprehensive financial reports that evidence the spirit of transparency and full disclosure. “I commend Executive Director Mark Lewis and our Finance department for their outstanding diligence, as well as the Rockdale County directors and…

ATLANTA – The City of Atlanta will open a cooling center as temperatures rise across the city. The center will open Wednesday, June 22, through Friday, June 24, noon to 7 p.m. daily. The cooling center is located at the Old MLK Natatorium at 90 Boulevard, NE Atlanta. Water and light snacks will be provided to those at the cooling center.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— On June 21 – in wake of the Father’s Day weekend — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Congressman Drew Ferguson (GA-03) introduced the bipartisan H. Res. 1190, which designates Nov. 9, 2022, as “Gold Star Father’s Day,” nationally. “I believe it is important to extend the same recognition to Gold Star Fathers as it currently exists for Gold Star Mothers and families,” said Johnson. “On Gold Star Father’s Day, we want to honor fathers who have lost children in service to the United States of America and recognize their unimaginable loss. The debt we owe our veterans, and their…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA – The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs has cancelled the second community meeting for Pleasantdale Park that was scheduled for Thursday, June 23, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m  For more information, contact LaShanda Davis, Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs public relations specialist, at 404-371-3643 or lsdavis@dekalbcountyga.gov.

Link to view the agendas: https://rockdalecountyga.gov/rockdale-board-of-commissioners-meeting-agenda/   The Rockdale Board of Commissioners(BOC) has set its meeting schedule through December 2022 and announced upcoming holidays for government operations.     The board will hold its work session today,  June 21, at 6 p.m. at the Assembly Hall, which is located at 901 Main Street, Conyers. Following are the board’s meeting for the remainder of 2022:     Zoning Public Hearing: Thursday, June 23, 6 p.m., Assembly Hall.   Voting Session: Tuesday, June 28, 10 a.m., Assembly Hall.      **HOLIDAY – Monday, July 4, 2022 – County Offices Closed – Independence Day Holiday**   **Work…

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA– Gwinnett County is enhancing its services for residents who may be experiencing a mental health crisis. The Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, JUNE 21, approved an expansion of the mental health partnership between the Gwinnett Police Department and View Point Health. The total cost of the contract with View Point Health is $539,820. The expansion means the addition of two licensed clinicians, bringing the number of providers in the behavioral health unit to three. A total of six clinicians will be in place by the end of 2022. “This expansion is a vital step to ensure the…

DECATUR, GA–DeKalb County Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on Monday, June 27 at 4:30 p.m. This meeting will be conducted via teleconference (Zoom). The Finance Committee will meet at 3:45 p.m. To listen in on the meeting, please request the link from weissingera@dekalblibrary.org no later than noon on the date of the meeting. For more details on the agenda and about listening in, click here.